This post is part of a series called Jordan Nov 2013 Amman, Jordan Nov 2013 We had contemplated crossing over from Israel into Jordan by the overland crossing from Jerusalem as the border crossing to Jordan was not far away. Israel is a small country and it is never too far to get anywhere. Researched…
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This post is part of a series called Jordan Nov 2013 Madaba, Mount Neba, and onto the Dead Sea We drove from Amman to Madaba, where there is an ancient 6th century Greek Orthodox church that has a lot of Mosaic artwork, including a map of the Holy Land (also in mosaic). The drive was…
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This post is part of a series called Jordan Nov 2013 Dead Sea Took about 1 hour to drive from Amman to the Dead Sea via Madaba and Mount Nebo. Nice highway all the way. Once we left the outskirts of Amman the road went through some spectacular scenery as we went down the Great…
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This post is part of a series called Jordan Nov 2013 Petra, Jordan. Drove from Dead Sea to Petra; took about 5hrs. Went via Karak castle, which we were told was one of the best-preserved castles in Jordan; it was quite impressively built on top of a tall steep hill. Stopped for a short meal…
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This post is part of a series called Jordan Nov 2013 On the way to Amman from Petra, we stopped at Karak Castle and Dana Village Karak castle is an ancient Crusader castle in a decently preserved condition; one of 3 in the Middle East, the other 2 being in Syria. It is located in…
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